There is a clear sense that America is back, and we are dynamic and rapidly evolving.
Davos, Switzerland is a relatively small town. Its population is roughly 11,000 people. Once a year, this grows to 30,000 as the World Economic Forum meets. This year, there are 3,000 active participants. About 800 are Americans, so roughly every fourth person is from the states. The remaining 27,000 include security, restaurant workers, news media, and support staff. With the growing violence around the world, this week has a strong contingent from the Swiss military protecting everyone.
There are more than 60 heads of state coming to this World Economic Forum, including President Donald J. Trump. An American President brings a huge contingent. people (The President has 24/7 security, no matter where he or she is). This includes cabinet members, support staff, security, communications, and the White House Press corps.
As U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Callista is giving four different speeches. (This includes one on apprenticeships, which I am going to share in a shorter newsletter). She is in a lot of meetings. I go to some but not all of them.
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- Keeping the Celebration Going
We are bound by laws we voluntarily accept, beginning with the Constitution. - The Smithsonian’s Anti-American History Museum
In addition to convincing other nations that America is not an ally worth having, our flagship museum is teaching our children that America is not a country worth preserving. - Kyiv’s Targeting Strategy Is Gaining Against the Kremlin’s Brute Force Tactics
The surprising asymmetry between the Russian and Ukrainian drone-missile campaigns. - When America Stops Believing in America, the World Notices
The Founders understood that a republic’s strength begins in the settled conviction of its own citizens. - The Jeffersonian Political Future
Republicans should develop a broad embracing platform which will be supported by 75 percent to 80 percent of the American people.